Synonyms: Artrodar® | Fisiodar®
diacerein is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Diacerein is a prodrug which is metabolized to rhein. It has anti-inflammatory activity via antagonism of the interleukin-1 receptor. It is an anthraquinone type compound and growth-inhibitory effects of diacerein have been shown against various drug-resistant staphylococcal strains [2].
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes. |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
4,5-diacetyloxy-9,10-dioxoanthracene-2-carboxylic acid |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
5371 | diacerein |
Synonyms ![]() |
Artrodar® | Fisiodar® |
Database Links ![]() |
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Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Diacerein |
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CAS Registry No. | 13739-02-1 (source: WHO INN record) |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL41286 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 849 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560241 |
PubChem CID | 26248 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | TYNLGDBUJLVSMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | TYNLGDBUJLVSMA |
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UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | TYNLGDBUJLVSMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | TYNLGDBUJLVSMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
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Diacerein (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-N0283 |